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Global Financing Shifts to Advance Prospects
As Africa moves to fully harness its coal and uranium resources for economic growth, major shifts in the global financing landscape in 2025 are set to unlock new opportunities across the continent. In June, international finance institution The...

3 Hidden Reasons Why Your Life Feels Lonely—and What Helps
As young children, we don’t know how much the world has changed. We don’t know that the life we humans enjoyed for nearly all our time on this planet — a life shared in a village — has slipped away. And we have no idea that in its place, a single,...

EXCLUSIVE: USAID Quietly Sent Thousands Of Viruses To Chinese Military-Linked Biolab
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) shipped thousands of viral samples to a lab in Wuhan over the course of a 10-year program even though it had no formal agreement with the lab in place, according to previously unreported...

Czech musician set to perform in Kent detained, sent back to Prague
Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skula has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...

Czech musician set to perform in Ohio detained, sent back to Prague
Jaroslav Skuta said he was detained for several hours before being denied entry into the U.S. Skuta, 35, attended Kent State University on a scholarship in 2019. Skuta has returned to northern Ohio several times to perform. A Czech clarinetist...

FOCAC: Xi, Nguesso Send Congratulatory Letters To Ministerial Meeting Of Coordinators On Implementation Of Follow-up Actions
By Aidoghie Paulinus On June 11, 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping and the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso, sent ongratulatory letters o the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up...

How New Regional Pipeline Deals Are Driving Africa's Energy Future
(MENAFN- APO Group) Three significant developments in Africa's energy landscape made headlines this past month: the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) reached 60% completion, the Republic of Congo finalized a pipeline cooperation agreement...

PAUL MBIYA IS GONNA BE A JAYHAWK: Kansas Adds Center With GIGANTIC WINGSPAN to Back Up Flory Bidunga
Kansas Jayhawks Basketball lands international center Paul Mbiya from the Republic of Congo who has been playing in France. Will his 7'8" wingspan be a game-changer? Author: wtsp.com Published: 9:49 PM EDT June 25, 2025 Updated: 9:49 PM EDT June...

New archpriest of St. Mary Major has inspiring background
The Lithuanian has served in various roles, from Vatican diplomacy to the Secretariat of State, and has effectively been running St. Mary Major since 2021. Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas has succeeded Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko as archpriest of the...

TVS Motor Company Launches HLX 150 5G Motorcycle in Congo
TVS Motor Company announced the launch of its HLX 150 5G motorcycle in the Republic of Congo on June 23, 2025, at 3:30 PM in Lubumbashi. The Indian two-wheeler manufacturer introduced the new version with enhanced features including LED headlamp,...

TVS Motor Company Ltd launches all new TVS HLX 150 5G in Repbulic of Congo
TVS Motor Company - a leading global automaker in the two and three-wheeler segments - today announced the launch of the all new TVS HLX 150 5G in the Republic of Congo. This new version introduces advanced features like LED headlamp, an...

TVS Motor launches HLX 150 5G motorcycle in Congo market
TVS Motor Company announced the launch of its HLX 150 5G motorcycle in the Republic of Congo on Monday, expanding its presence in the African market with an upgraded version of its popular commuter bike. The new model features a 150cc Eco Thrust...

Trump's 'unconstitutional' new travel ban goes into effect
Alameda, CA (Prism) The travel restrictions on mostly African and Middle Eastern countries began Monday, after mass anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles People from 12 primarily African and Middle Eastern countries, including family members of...
African duo ordained after completing theology studies at Bomana
TWO African religious men sent to Papua New Guinea to study at the Catholic Theological Institute (CTI) in Port Moresby’s Bomana were ordained priests on Friday. Under the order of the Society of Montfort Missionaries (SMM), they were sent by...

'The disappointment is huge:' Cuban women's volleyball team denied US visa
The Cuban women’s national volleyball team was denied a chance to play in a tournament in Puerto Rico following the new visa restrictions imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.The Cuban Volleyball Federation said last week that the team,...

Kothagudem native killed in road accident in Congo
Syed Anees, a native of Kothagudem working in Dubai, died in a road accident in Congo during an official trip. Officials and public representatives visited his family to offer condolences after being informed of the mishap through Dubai...

Congolese President Congratulates President Ilham Aliyev
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19. President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, has sent a congratulatory letter to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, Trend reports. "Mr. President, On the...
KAFUE NATIONAL PARK LISTED FOR MOLECULAR ECOLOGICAL NETWORK ANALYSIS
By JOSEPH BANDA ZAMBIA’S Kafue National Park has been listed as one of the five parks where African Parks is conducting the Molecular Ecological Network Analysis (MENA) to understand relationships between different wildlife species by analysing...

Francisco cycled 20,000 kilometers from Lisbon to Maputo, stopping in Angola
"I wanted to go on a long trip, a trip where I wanted to understand what it's like to be so far from home for so long, I wanted it to be by bike," Francisco França told Lusa in Maputo, his destination for this adventure that is a mix of "madness...

ICE shares more details about arrest of Maine corrections officer
A former Maine corrections officer who was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement two months ago remains in the agency's custody.Gratien Milandou-Wamba, 32, of the Republic of Congo, was still being held at the Strafford County...